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With the election of J.B. Pritzker as the next governor of Illinois on Nov. 6, 2018, there is likely to be quick legislative action on the legalization of recreational marijuana use.

The Fifth Circuit recently held that two high school softball coaches had qualified immunity from liability for allegedly outing a lesbian student to her mother.

At the end of October 2018, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published an updated regulatory agenda that aligns with President Trump's "Buy American and Hire American" executive order.

Trademark Owners are being inundated with trademark solicitations and scams from a variety of sources. The trickery often begins with an abusive and misleading email.

Markets plunged earlier this year upon President Trump's announcement of steep tariffs on imports to the U.S. from its trading partners...

The same tribe also recently asserted several other patents against Microsoft and Amazon, and may assert sovereign immunity from IPR there too.

March 4, 2026, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not...

Our Federal Tax Group investigates why the U.S. Supreme Court may use a Tax Court case to decide whether a statutory deadline is set in stone or if a court can permit an untimely suit to proceed through equitable tolling.

When a patent is co-owned by a state university and another party, an IPR may proceed against the remaining party even after the state university co-owner has been determined to have sovereign immunity...

Albert Einstein, Time Magazine's Man of the Century said, "If I had my life to live all over again, I would elect to be a trader of goods rather than a student of sciences . . . I think barter is a noble thing. I need to know much more about it."

The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending.

The Supreme Court Round-Up previews upcoming cases, summarizes opinions, and tracks the actions of the Office of the Solicitor General.

The past several years have seen a slew of high-profile excessive force cases, often highlighted by cell phone or dash-cam video.

In a unanimous decision on June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a Ninth Circuit decision declining to enforce a US$ 1.3 billion arbitral award issued to Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. ("Devas"), an Indian company.

Our Federal Tax Group investigates why the U.S. Supreme Court may use a Tax Court case to decide whether a statutory deadline is set in stone or if a court can permit...

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The Federal Circuit recently reaffirmed the unique – most would say antiquated – rule that possession of a patent raises a rebuttable presumption of market power in a tying case under Sherman Act § 1. Independent Ink, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc., No. 04-1196, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 1205 (Fed. Cir. 1/25/2005)

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.